April 22, 2024
Our valuable state employees are a critical part of our work to serve and improve the lives of Marylanders. We need to continue to rebuild state government and ensure we are recruiting and retaining a world-class government workforce. We cannot fully execute the Moore-Miller agenda without a well-supported and well-staffed workforce. For Maryland’s government to truly serve its people, it must operate at full capacity. The goal of Maryland’s flexible work program is to attract and retain talent, improve the quality of life for state employees in a consistent and equitable manner, improve productivity, increase job satisfaction, and provide Maryland citizens with superior service.
To increase staff collaboration, allow new employees to better integrate into the work environment, and foster overall work efficiency, the Moore-Miller Administration is implementing a new hybrid work policy in collaboration with our exclusive bargaining representatives.
Telework-eligible state employees are expected to work - at a minimum - two days per week in the office and two days at a remote work site. The location of the fifth workday – at a remote work site or on-site – will be determined by the employee’s agency head or manager.
Our work on this updated policy has been anchored in the following guiding principles: The Administration will
Be Innovative in its efforts to create an efficient and resilient government, while ensuring state employees are provided the tools and resources to achieve a healthy work/life balance in a consistent and equitable manner.
The Administration will
Be Responsive to the citizens we serve while fostering a work environment that is supportive of innovative ideas to achieve work goals and meet operational timelines.
And the Administration will be
Data-Driven,
Heart-Led, relying on data and experience to provide agency heads with the ability to design a flexible work schedule that balances a productive and flexible workforce with the needs of Maryland citizens.
The new policy will be effective May 15, 2024, to allow employees whose on-site presence will increase sufficient time to prepare for those changes. In instances where employees will transition from full on-site work to hybrid work, agencies or units can transition sooner than May 15th once employee schedules are confirmed by agency leadership and managers/supervisors.
